Advanced Creations

Relative Creations

In all create related commands, all packages and classes will be created relative to the current package unless specified by ~ (tilde) before package or class path. See examples below...

Input	As Package	As Class
Alpha	Package "Alpha" is created in current package	Class "Alpha" is created in current pacakge
~Beta	Package "Beta" is created in default package	Class "Beta" is created in default pacakge
Alpha.Beta	Package "Beta" is created in "(current package).Alpha" package	Class "Beta" is created in "(current package).Alpha" package
~Alpha.Beta	Package "Beta" is created in "Alpha"	Class "Beta" is created in "Alpha"

Classes with main method

To create a class with main method, just add AsMain at the end of your class name. Javatar will automatically add main method when the class is created.

Customized Classes

You can create a class with custom visibility (default class visibility is public) by adding one of the keyword public, private, protected and default before your class name. If you want to create an abstract or final class just add abstract or final after the visibility.

Examples:

• privateBattleShip

  • Class “BattleShip” is created with “private” visiblity

• protectedAbstractBattleShip

  • Class “BattleShip” is created with “protected” visibility and “abstract” modifier

• wargame.entity.defaultBattleShip

  • Class “BattleShip” is created with “default” visibility in “wargame.entity” package

Note

The keyword is order-sensitive but not case-sensitive.

Inheritances Helper

You can create a class included with inheritances of classes and interfaces by using special characters.

To extends a class, add : (colon) followed by a class name (or a list of class names separated by commas if it is a enumerator).

To implements an interface, add < (left angle bracket) followed by a list of interface names separated by commas.

If you are on Development Channel, Javatar will also automatically organize imports when class is created.

Examples:

• BattleShip:BattleUnit

  • Class “BattleShip” is inherited from “BattleUnit” class (has “extends” in the code)

• BattleShip:BattleUnit<WaterUnit

  • Class “BattleShip” is both inherited from “BattleUnit” class and “WaterUnit” interface

• BattleShip<Carrier,WaterUnit:BattleUnit

  • Class “BattleUnit” is inherited from “BattleUnit” class, “Carrier” interface and “WaterUnit” interface

• wargame.entity.defaultAbstractBattleShip:BattleUnit<Carrier,WaterUnit

  • Abstract class “BattleUnit” is created in “wargame.entity” package with “default” visibility and is inherited from “BattleUnit”, “Carrier” and “WaterUnit” class/interface

Inheritances is case-sensitive but not order-sensitive.

Note

Despite, Javatar allows you to create “private” or “protected” classes. It does not make sense to create a private or protected class since another class can not see a new class you created.